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You're welcome. I miss trades everyday, I've gotten used to it. I was busy shorting KLAC this morning :D -FastTrader

Real money, and real trades. We have plenty of 'paper' millionaires here so welcome to the Club :D -FastTrader

Nice. Btw, I would recommend you use AutoTrader for order entry into TWS. Here's the website: http://www.sling.to/autotrader/ This is what I use to trade the e-mini futures. -FastTrader

That's EXACTLY where I wanted to go Long, but didn't pull the trigger. -FastTrader

I'm guilt of doing the same at times. It's so damn tempting :D -FastTrader

SethArb, my 19" Samsungs are running perfectly. No dead pixels. -FastTrader

I bet that's patented too! LOL :D -FastTrader

No problem. And yes, you can set up the order so it takes you out on a profit target or a stop-loss. Here's how (assuming you have an acct with IB and use TWS): Click on Bid and prepare order to Sell YM @ 9655 Right-click on the order, click Attach Auto Stop and enter Buy @ 9675...

You attach a stop to the limit order. Once the limit order gets filled, the stop activates. If it doesn't get filled, your stop will not be activated. So, you could do the following: Short YM @ 9655, with attached auto-stop to cover at 9675 Long YM @ 9520, with attached auto-stop to sell...

Are you serious? You actually patented that ghetto backyard computer setup? Unbelievable :D -FastTrader

I use IB, and yes, I can attach a stop to a limit order. -FastTrader

Do you normally attach stops to these over-night orders? -FastTrader

:D -FastTrader

You mean every single trader doesn't know of our beloved and most cherished celebrity, MR.MARKET? :eek: -FastTrader :D

How can anyone NOT know MR.MARKET? He's HUGE! -FastTrader

Your friend has betrayed you, LOL :D OK, to get on topic...first of all, I'm not a super trader who uses a prop firm so I'm not speaking from experience. But from what I've gathered after talking to a few traders who do use Prop, Green Tree Trading seems to be a decent shop for remote prop...

In that case, I must bow down in respect. -FastTrader

Trend Trader/truetrend, are you a CHAMPION TRADER like Buzzy? -FastTrader

My trading schedule is pretty hectic. I trade 30-40 minutes in the morning (9:30 am-10:00 am EST) which is the most volatile time to trade. I then trade for about 20-25 minutes over lunch (1:30-2:00 pm EST) I usually miss the ideal entries and exits due to my crappy schedule. For example, my...

YM is at 9575 right now. Left a lot on the table...that's one of the problems when you aren't able to trade full-time. -FastTrader